![]() New stems grow from the thick tap root each spring.Ĭ. The plants die back completely in winter and re-emerge from the crown in spring. They are drought tolerant when established, and will thrive in hot south or west facing beds. Winecups are easy to grow in full sun in well-drained sandy or loamy soils but tolerate clay and infertile soils. The leaves of winecups are deeply palmately lobed. They look very natural interplanted with short grasses, reminiscent of their prairie heritage, and are an excellent addition to native plant gardens, wild gardens and naturalized areas or meadows. They also combine well with lamb’s ears ( Stachys byzantina), yarrow ( Achillea), columbine, daylilies, strawberries, and even prickly pear cactus. ![]() The intense wine-red blooms are a striking contrast when rambling through Missouri primrose with its lemon yellow flowers. The long, trailing stems look best growing among nearby plants and won’t smother other plants. Because of their growth habit, many plants need to be planted together to create a mat of foliage for a groundcover. In the garden, wine cups are ideal for the informal border, and look great spilling over a rock wall or tumbling down a bank. Winecups planted with pink Veronica and fuzzy-leaves lambs ear ( Stachys). involucrata was a 1999 Plant Select® winner and also received the Plant of Merit designation from the Royal Horticultural Society. It has the same sprawling habit and cleft leaves but the flowers are a lighter lavender-purple.Ĭ. The variety tenuissima, Mexican wine cups, is native to higher elevations in the mountains of Mexico. In spring, the foliage emerges from the long, woody tap root that can be up to 5 inches in diameter, with the ground-hugging stems eventually growing about 3 feet long. The rounded, hairy leaves are deeply palmately lobed, and unlike most heat and drought-tolerant plants, are deep green rather than grey or silver. The flowers of winecups are a brilliant magenta color. Fruits consist of 15-25 kidney-shaped segments stacked together, with each segment containing a single seed. The solitary, upward-facing blossoms open in the morning, close in the evening and remain closed after pollination. The magenta-colored, chalice-shaped flowers are 1½ -2½ inches wide with a white spot at the base of the five petals. The magenta flowers of wine cups contrasts well with blue foliage of Artemesia and lambs ear ( Stachys). Although it is only about 4-6 inches tall, it may appear taller as it often grows up and is supported by neighboring plants. The drought-tolerant perennial produces showy flowers along its sprawling stems all summer long. ![]() ![]() Winecups grows wild in dry, rocky areas, such as prairies, pastures, open woods, and roadsides from southern Canada, south to Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas, and Utah. This is a small genus of a dozen species that are most diverse in the central United States. Callirhoe involucrata growing at the Denver Botanical Garden.Ĭallirhoe involucrata, commonly called wine cups, purple poppy mallow or buffalo rose, is a native North American member of the Malvaceae (mallow family) hardy in zones 4-8 (probably zone 3 in well-drained soil). ![]()
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